Chaga
Americannoun
plural
Chagas,plural
Chaga-
a member of a Bantu people of northern Tanzania.
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the Bantu language spoken by the Chaga.
Example Sentences
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"These negotiations, they are like a roller coaster sometimes, you know, they are up, sometimes they are down," summarized Brazil's chief negotiator, Liliam Chagas.
From Barron's
Dengue, yellow fever, Chagas and Zika have expanded beyond their historical tropical origins with the spread of the Aedes mosquito and other carriers.
From Salon
Chaga, whose medicinal use dates back to 12th century Europe, is another big player in the functional mushroom market.
From National Geographic
Other critical research uncovered the mirror-image DNA among the parasite that causes Chagas’ disease, which can cause irreversible damage to the heart and digestive organs if left untreated.
From Washington Post
It wasn’t until Hünemeier saw these genes that she realized that Chagas, despite being endemic in Brazil, is somehow rare among the people living in the Amazon.
From Science Magazine
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